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The Meaning of transpire

  • (v. i.) To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale.
  • (v. i.) To evaporate from living cells.
  • (v. i.) To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of the council soon transpired.
  • (v. i.) To happen or come to pass; to occur.
  • (v. t.) To excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire.
  • (v. t.) To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.

Synonyms

transpirate

Rhymes

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